At day 21 of 30, Morgan Spurlock, the guy who decided to try eating McDonald's 3 times a day for 30 days to see what would happen, woke up at 2:00am with heart palpitations and could hardly breathe. His liver was being affected as if he were binging on alcohol. The doctor told him to stop immediately. He said he only felt great when eating. He was addicted to McDonald's.
This was a guy who previously ate mostly organic food (quasi-Vegan) and exercised regularly. In this experiment, not only could he not exercise, but he could take no more than 2,000 steps per day (about a mile). Oh, and no vitamins.
On day 29, he said that walking up the stairs to his apartment was really hard.
By the end, he had gained 24.5 pounds, his body fat went from 11-18%, his cholesterol went up 65 points, he doubled his risk of coronary heart disease, and he was depressed most of the time.
He had consumed 30 pounds of sugar and 12 pounds of fat in 30 days.
It took 8 weeks for Morgan's cholesterol and liver functions to get back to normal.
It took 5 months for him to lose 20 pounds, and 9 more for the the other 4 1/2.
Near the end, he made the comment, "Why not do away with your Supersize options. Who needs 42 ounces of Coke, a half-pound of fries? And why not give me a choice besides french fries or french fries?"
6 weeks after the movie was released, McDonald's did away with Supersizing, and they announced their "Go Active" program about a year later.
3 comments:
That reminds me.
I'm hungry.
Easy does it, Guy...remember, you're running with us next year!
mmmmmmm french fries
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